Tarbiat Modares University - TMU

Law Faculty's international activities

The dean of Law faculty, regarding the international activities of the faculty, stated: A memorandum of understanding was signed with the University of Rennes 1 in France last year, which allowed the two parties to receive financial assistance from the European Union under the Erasmus Plus program.

A memorandum with the National Center for Professional Notarial Education in France is also being implemented. Regarding faculty's international conference, he said: The biennial international conference on restorative justice was held in 2016 and also in 2018 by the faculty. Moreover: 1. International meeting on the relationship between guaranteeing civil and punitive executions 2.Confrontation or interaction of change in the principles of civil responsibility 3. Meeting on values and standards of restorative justice 4. Meeting on the right to a healthy environment 5. Meeting on Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence in Belgium 6. Specialized Conference on International Settlement Agreements Resulting Mediation (Singapore Convention) 7. Meeting on the United Nations role in genocidal crimes prevention and world peace, include international meetings held by Law faculty.

International law students also won second place in the "International Criminal Court Simulation" Competition and second place in the Southeast Asian stage of "International Criminal Court Simulation Competition - Henry Dunant Memorial".

He added: “From 2015 to 2018, 6 faculty students were sent to Belgium, Italy, Germany, etc. for sabbatical. There are currently 11 international master and PhD students studying at the faculty, and we hope to be able to have more international students as Corona disease resolves.”

Collecting plastic bottles caps, to help disabled persons & environment

Bottle caps are not biodegradable and remain in nature for centuries. Therefore, by collecting these caps, it is possible to help preserve the environment and to buy wheelchairs for the needy disabled with the proceeds from its sale to recycling manufacturers.

In this regard, TMU's Green Management Steering Council Secretariat, in cooperation with the "Raad Charity Complex", installed tanks to collect plastic bottle caps in the university.

Tarbiat Modares University promotion in Leiden 2020 ranking system

Tarbiat Modares University was ranked fourth among Iranian universities and has jumped to 346th place in the world, 28 ranks higher, compared to last year (in terms of scientific authority) in the Leiden 2020 ranking.

The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2020 includes 1176 universities worldwide. These universities have been selected based on their number of Web of Science indexed publications in the period 2015–2018. The CWTS Leiden Ranking 2020 offers a sophisticated set of bibliometric indicators that provide statistics at the level of universities on scientific impact, collaboration, open access publishing, and gender diversity. The open access status of a publication is determined based on Unpaywall data. The Leiden Ranking is based on publications in the Web of Science database produced by Clarivate Analytics (The Clarivate Analytics bibliographic database Web of Science). The most up-to-date statistics made available in the Leiden Ranking are based on publications in the period 2015–2018, but statistics are also provided for earlier periods.

In this year's Leiden ranking, 36 universities from Iran were among the top 1,176 universities in the world. TMU is ranked fourth among 36 Iranian universities in terms of scientific authority, scientific diplomacy and open access to publications, and is the fifth Iranian university in terms of gender diversity. TMU's global ranking in Leiden's latest ranking compared to 2019, has climbed 28 steps in scientific authority, 11 steps in scientific diplomacy and free access to publications, and 30 steps in gender diversity.

The CWTS Leiden Ranking is an annual global university ranking based exclusively on bibliometric indicators.

Virtual workshops by Physiology department

The physiology department of Medical Sciences faculty will hold a virtual workshop on "Electrophysiological Methods for Extracellular Recording of Brain Neuron Activity" in 2020 August, September and October.

The first one-day workshop of this series entitled "Electrophysiology of single unit registration" will be held on Wednesday, August 5th from 9:00 to 15:30 with lecturers from Tarbiat Modares University, Neuroscience Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Monash University, Australia. In this regard, a one-day workshop "Evoked Field Potentials Recording" will be held on September 9 as well as a one-day workshop "Local Field Potentials Recording" on October 14. The workshops will be offered online on the server of Tarbiat Modares University.

TMU's Public Relations third place in the national festival of the top public relations

In the national Festival of Top Public Relations of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (July 13th), with the presence of the Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Tarbiat Modares University's Public Relations is ranked third out of 110 universities and higher education institutes in the "Electronic Public Relations" section. (Their performance was evaluated from March 21, 2018 to October 22, 2019 in the five areas.)

The festival focuses on public relations in three general areas including: "Informing and communication with the media", "advertisements and publications in order to implement green management" and "electronic public relations" and two special areas including "green management and optimal use of resources" and "social responsibility". With the aim of playing the role of public relations in the optimal use of resources and the elimination of paper from administrative processes, this festival was held for the first time with the slogan of "Green University, Green Public Relations".

International activities of TMU Mechanical Engineering faculty

The dean of Mechanical Engineering faculty said: "Currently, more than 337 master students and 142 doctoral students are conducting their research under the supervision of supervisors."
Referring to the students' joint dissertations and theses, he stated: "The number of foreign consulting professors in the faculty during the last five years has been 13 and 3 doctoral students and 10 master's degree students have joint international dissertations and theses."

He added: "So far, more than 9 scientific meetings have been held at the invitation of professors from prestigious international universities, and 6 professors and 12 students have been sent to Sabbatical opportunities. The faculty has also published more than 30 joint papers with professors from Brunel University London, Coventry University, University of Hertfordshire, Kingston University, The University of Tokyo, etc." He referred to the activities of Dr. Hojjat as a science attaché to China, Japan and Korea based at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Beijing and the active presence of Dr. Liaghat as the scientific representative of Iran in China Scientific Meeting.

He noted that the international project (Iran-Russia), a joint research project with City University of Hong Kong, cooperation with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology aimed at developing ZLD technology and cooperation with Aristotle University of Greece In the field of ZLD technology, are four joint international research projects of the faculty.

Dr. Moslemi Naeini also mentioned the cooperation of TMU's professors as foreign referees, the addition of two international members to the editorial board of the University Journal of Mechanical Engineering, holding of international scientific workshops, ‌membership in foreign scientific societies, and the editorship of ISI journals among international activities of the faculty.

Recycling of heavy metals from LED lamps' waste by bioleaching

Researchers at TMU's faculty of Chemical Engineering, have come up with a new way to remove toxic metals from the environment as well as the retrieval of heavy metals contained within LED bulbs by recycling.

LED lamps' waste production, like other electronic wastes, due to its diverse and widespread use in various industries, is increasing. These lamps are released into the environment as waste while containing metals such as radium, copper, gold and silver, metals that are valuable on one hand and harmful on the other hand (in case of abandonment in the environment). Researchers at TMU have come up with a plan to recover heavy and valuable metals from the waste of LED bulbs by bioleaching method.

Dr. Mohammad Mousavi, an academic member of the Chemical Engineering faculty, while stating the above, explained about the characteristics of this research project: Bioleaching is cheaper than common methods, in addition to being environmentally friendly. Dr. Mousavi added: "In this project, burnt lamps are collected and after being crushed and powdered, they are used to recycle heavy toxic metals. This method is appropriate for the environment as well as being economical." He also mentioned: “Our team is the fifth research team in the world, working on this technology."

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TMU's position in the Shanghai 2020 thematic ranking system

The Shanghai 2020 thematic ranking report shows that Tarbiat Modares University is among the top world universities in the fields of technical and engineering sciences (mechanical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, energy science and engineering, water resources, food science and technology, biotechnology, mining science and engineering), natural sciences (earth sciences), biological sciences (agricultural sciences and veterinary sciences) and in the field of medical sciences (nursing).

According to the results of Shanghai's latest thematic ranking in 2020, Tarbiat Modares University ranks in 12 scientific topics out of 54. The latest report from the Shanghai Thematic Ranking System shows that Tarbiat Modares University's ranks in the field of technical and engineering sciences are 51-75 in Mining Engineering and Science, 151-200 in Civil Engineering and Water Resources, as well as 201-300 in Mechanical Engineering, Energy Science and Engineering, and Food Science and Technology, besides 301-400 in Chemical Engineering, and 401-500 in Biotechnology. It is also ranked in the field of biological sciences, which are: 201-300 in the veterinary sciences, in addition to 401-500 in the agricultural science. According to this report, Tarbiat Modares University's ranks in the field of medical sciences are 201-300 in Nursing and eventually in the field of natural sciences is 401-500 in Earth Sciences.

Memorandum of Understanding between the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, Tarbiat Modares University and Farab Company

The Innovation and Prosperity Fund, Tarbiat Modares University and Farab Company have signed a cooperation agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) for the development of the country's solar power industry chain and the use of domestic technical knowledge and the capability of knowledge-based companies.

The Minister of Science at the signing ceremony (2020, June 29th), stated: "Fortunately, today there is a rapid movement in the production of knowledge and technology, and Tarbiat Modares University, as a comprehensive university of postgraduate higher education, has a rich reserve of researchers and scholars.”

The first phase of the agreement includes preliminary studies through primary research, completion or re-study, and technical and economic justification studies for the final decision to invest in the development of the country's solar power industry value chain. codification of a roadmap, modeling of development and identifying potential partners in different phases, and planning to justify policy-making and supportive institutions will be other measures in the first phase of this memorandum.

Memorandum of Understanding between TMU Center for Africa studies and the Institute of Strategic Studies and Defense Diplomacy

The Center for Africa Studies at Tarbiat Modares University and the Institute of Strategic Studies and Defense Diplomacy signed a memorandum of understanding on June 28th. At the signing ceremony, the head of Africa Studies Center Stated: "The African Studies Center is working in various economic, political, cultural and geopolitical areas about Africa and it is ready for any cooperation and interaction with the country's scientific and executive centers in order to help implement the affairs in the fields of Africa studies.

Great performance of TMU Entomology Journal, among the country's scientific journals

Tarbiat Modares University's "Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics" (editor-in-chief of Dr. Ali Asghar Talebi) was ranked first among 21 specialized scientific journals in medicinal plant and entomology. According to the Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC), “the Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics” (with IF = 0.705 and based on Q1 quality index), which has been published since 2015, ranks first among 21 specialized journals in medicinal plant and entomology. It is also ranked third among 373 journals in the field of agriculture and biology, and seventh among 736 biology journals.

The journal is published under the editorship of Dr. Ali Asghar Talebi, an academic of TMU Agriculture faculty, the managing editorship of Dr. Ahad Sahragard (Gilan University), and the internal management of Dr. Ehsan Rakhshani (Zabul University), and the editorial board members are prominent scholars of Iran, Georgia, Greece, Serbia, Austria and the Netherlands.

JOBS quarterly Magazine publishes monograph, review and research articles on the classification and diversity of insects and other arthropods. It is indexed on CABI, Zoobank, and several national databases, such as Magiran and SID.

International activities of Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty

International memorandums of understanding have been concluded among the faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, the Technical University of Vienna, Austria, the University of Lisbon, Portugal, the University of Guangzhou, China and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

In recent years, the faculty had 18 foreign consulting professors and 25 students were sent on study opportunities. Also, 4 doctoral students were sent to Germany for research, and foreign students from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan have studied at the faculty.